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S.3 Ep. 4 Elaine Power and Shideh Kabiri Ameri

Elaine Power, Associate Professor, School of Kinesiology and Health StudiesCross-appointed, Department of Gender Studies Affiliated, Cultural Studies Graduate Program Understanding our food habits Host:Barry Kaplan Synopsis:Dr. Elaine Power is an associate professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies and cross-appointed to the Department of Gender Studies at Queen’s University. She is the co-editor […]

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Maram Taibah, PhD in Cultural Studies.

Topic: Gender Performance in Children’s Literature and Media in the Middle East. Overview: As a writer with an MA in film production, I have explored the child’s perspective in both fiction and screenplays. For the past year, I’ve been engaged with a body of fantasy fiction where the story is told through the eyes of an eleven-year-old […]

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Community News for the Week of November 26th

In this episode, the news that are covered are: 1. Patrick Deane’s first breakfast with community.2. Kingston Transit’s support for Salvation Army, ‘Stuff The Bus’.3. Third Annual Climate Change Symposium4. Featuring a Blog Article by Allison Robertson on Microplastics5. Drinking Water Educational Campaign by Cataraqui Conservation6. Cathy Crowe’s book “A Knapsack full of dreams”7. Public […]

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Delegating for success?

CAN DELEGATION FOLLOW UP OH HONEY? FIND OUT ON ONE-HIT WONDERS: THE FOLLOW UPS! WHERE IS THE LOVE DELEGATION MICHIGAN HARRY SLAUGHTER, WADSWORTH MANSION GIVE UP YOUR GUNS, THE BOUYS BRANDY, SCOTT ENGLISH BAMBINO, PLASTIC BERTRAND BAND QUIET PLEASE, LEMON PIPERS DO YOU WANNA DANCE, MCFADDEN AND WHITEHEAD

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Keeping Doctors Current: Dr. Richard Birtwhistle and New Guidelines against Thyroid Dysfunction Screening

Dr. Richard Birtwhistle, Emeritus professor of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences at Queen’s University and Chair of the Task Force Thyroid Dysfunction working group joins us in studio. Dr. Birtwhistle talks about thyroid dysfunction, the work his task force has done developing new guidelines against thyroid dysfunction testing, the impacts of testing, and the […]

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Mental Health in Video Games

Mental Health awareness has become a global topic of discussion – and the video game industry has been getting in on the conversation. In this episode, the research team explores the impact and role that music plays in video games recognized as part of the mental health conversation. From The Last of Us to Gris to Hellblade to Celeste, the Game Music […]

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Readings and Talks from 2 recent, local book launch events

Broadcasted on Friday, November 22, 4-6pm ET on CFRC 101.9fm’s ‘finding a voice’ – In the first hour, from an October 8th event held at Novel Idea Bookstore, you’ll hear Barrie Gilbert launching and discussing his new book, “One of Us: A Biologist’s Walk Among Bears”. In the second hour, from an October 25th event […]

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Community News for the Week of November 19th

In this episode, the news that are covered are1. The tentative agreement between childcare workers under CUPE Local 3625 and Something Special Children’s Centre after a two week long lock-out2. Laying off of 40 workers from Weston Food in Kingston3. Cuts to education by Doug Ford, the strike votes across the education sector unions and […]

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